CVE-2016-9577: A vulnerability was discovered in SPICE before 0.13.90 in the server's protocol handling

High severity · published Jul 27, 2018

CVE-2016-9577

A vulnerability was discovered in SPICE before 0.13.90 in the server's protocol handling

8.8

CVSS

3.8%

EPSS

On KEV

Description

A vulnerability was discovered in SPICE before 0.13.90 in the server's protocol handling. An authenticated attacker could send crafted messages to the SPICE server causing a heap overflow leading to a crash or possible code execution.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges

Low

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.8% · higher than 90% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Debian Linux · Debian

8.0 · source: NVD

Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat

6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD

Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat

6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD

Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat

7.3; 7.4 · source: NVD

Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat

7.3; 7.4; 7.5 · source: NVD

Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat

6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD

Spice · Spice Project

before 0.13.90 · source: NVD

Affected product

Debian Linux

Debian

All Debian Linux CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9577

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9577

Third Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0253.html

Third Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0549.html

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96040

Third Party Advisory

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0254

Third Party Advisory

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0552

Issue Tracking

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9577